Apple Podcast Rankings - Germany - Social Sciences

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Germany

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Germany. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 01 Oct 2026

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10/01/2026

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Episodes: 166

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:40:48

Top 5 authors

1. Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung (2 shows)

2. ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr (2 shows)

3. Nilima Chowdhury (1 shows)

4. PRX and Greater Good Science Center (1 shows)

5. Martin Zubko (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (22 shows)

2. Podigee (15 shows)

3. podcaster.de (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	42	Podigee	79
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	714	Simplecast	48
3	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	349	Spotify for Podcasters	22
4	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	200	LetsCast.fm	63
5	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	48	Buzzsprout	42
6	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	34	Unknown	38
7	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	35	Podigee	48
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	517	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
10	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	46	Buzzsprout	47
11	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	58
12	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
13	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Kaiser und Fabian Eggert	Science	53	Podigee	53
14	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	150	Spreaker	38
15	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
16	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
17	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
18	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	79	Libsyn	37
19	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	58	Acast	38
20	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
21	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	92	Buzzsprout	68
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
23	Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	113	Podigee	63
24	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
25	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
26	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
27	SozialGestaltung - Der Podcast	SozialGestaltung GmbH	Science	120	LetsCast.fm	53
28	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	61	Spotify for Podcasters	21
29	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
30	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	138	Spotify for Podcasters	48
31	How To Stop Being A Loser	Bella Dane	Education	28	Libsyn	32
32	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	624	Simplecast	69
33	Über Rechtsextremismus reden	Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung	Science	2	podcaster.de	79
34	Anthropology on Air	Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen	Science	25	Simplecast	58
35	"rehalitätsnah" - ein Wissenschaftspodcast mit Dr. Marco Streibelt	Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund	Science	43	Podigee	68
36	BredowCast	Leibniz Institut für Medienforschung \| Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI)	Science	28	Unknown	53
37	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
38	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
39	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
40	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
41	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
42	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
43	Konfliktgespräche	Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung	Science	22	podcaster.de	74
44	Paragraph \| پادکست پاراگراف	PersianBMS	Science	54	Transistor	48
45	Qualitative Sozialforschung	Nina Weimann-Sandig	Science	16	Spotify for Podcasters	58
46	Die Fahrspur*innen	Annie & Lea	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
47	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
48	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
49	Is the economy stupid?	Rethinking Economics Italia	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	58
50	Der Streit - Über neue soziologische Literatur Details temporarily unavailable	Armbruster, André; Seyfert, Robert	Social Sciences	19	N/A	N/A
51	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
52	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1094	PRX	63
53	Klasse trifft Gesellschaft	Ramona Wuttig	Science	10	RSS.com	52
54	Interventions from the Global South	ICA Productions	Science	8	Transistor	58
55	Hilfe Trauma!	Alexandra Schmidt-Wenzel, Fachhochschule Potsdam	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	63
56	Überblick-Supervision	Tina Heitmann & Henning Schnieder	Science	36	Podigee	69
57	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
58	Traumstation	Traumstation	Science	336	Spotify for Podcasters	28
59	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	36	Podigee	38
60	PsychKnowledge	Dr. Franziska Czens, Prof. Dr. Madiha Rana	Science	25	Podigee	49
61	Nové ostrovy s Václavem Cílkem	Václav Cílek a Dagmar Morozová	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	37
62	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
63	The IR thinker	Martin Zubko	Science	132	Acast	73
64	Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal?	Nicola Quaedvlieg and Alette Smeulers	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	32
65	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
66	One and a half sportsmen	Dr. Christian Theis & Prof. Dr. Tim Bindel	Science	61	Podigee	74
67	Recht hören. Der ecolex-Podcast	Thomas Rabl, Markus Schrom, MANZ Verlag	Science	24	Simplecast	52
68	How to Think about the Economy: A Primer	Mises Institute	Science	12	Unknown	48
69	BRAIN EXPLAIN	Katharina Hiller und Leonie Hiller	Science	22	Spotify for Podcasters	48
70	In bester Gesellschaft – der Wissenschaftsdialog für die Vielen	Arbeiterkammer Wien	Science	38	podcaster.de	69
71	In-Sayn	Nilima Chowdhury	Science	12	Squarespace	63
72	WortMelder	Andrea Radtke, Carmen Voigt und Aileen Pinkert, Universität Erfurt	Science	26	Unknown	48
73	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
74	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	61	Spotify for Podcasters	32
75	Pädagogik&Pinot	Fea Finger & Sarah Bauer	Science	151	Podigee	49
76	Alter, was geht?	Elmar Stracke	Science	57	podcaster.de	43
77	The Emic - Anthropological stories from the field	Roanne van Voorst, PhD. Dr. Anthropologist	Science	19	Libsyn	52
78	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	171	Spotify for Podcasters	22
79	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
80	In bester Gesellschaft: Warum (nicht) Soziologie studieren?	Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
81	BielefeldANTHRO Book Podcast	Social Anthropology, Bielefeld University	Science	3	Podigee	32
82	Code of the Mind	Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics	Science	4	podcaster.de	63
83	Auf den Grund!	Udo Di Fabio, Forschungskolleg normative Gesellschaftsgrundlagen, Bonn	Science	15	Podigee	69
84	Fromm Today	Erich Fromm Study Center an der IPU Berlin	Science	8	Podigee	49
85	sozial.audio - Der Podcast von einem Sozialarbeiter, über Soziale Arbeit mit Matthias Palm	Sozialwissenschaftler und Sozialarbeiter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus Theorie und Praxis, geben Einblicke in die Soziale Arbeit, aktuelle Sozialpolitische Themen und aktuelle Themen aus Forschung und Wissenschaft.	Science	17	Unknown	42
86	Unraveling Behavior	Max Planck Institute for Human Development	Science	7	podcaster.de	53
87	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
88	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	147	Blubrry	59
89	Everything Hertz	Dan Quintana	Science	195	Fireside	59
90	PRIF talk	PRIF	Science	16	Unknown	53
91	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1122	Audioboom	48
92	49W	49W	Science	497	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
94	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	483	Audioboom	63
95	a scope ~リベラルアーツで世界を視る目が変わる~	NewsPicks	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	43
96	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
97	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2011	Acast	28
98	Peer Coaching Lab Podcast	Peer Coaching Lab	Science	31	Buzzsprout	51
99	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
100	Anthropological Theory: A podcast created by anthropology students	Laurette McGuire	Science	43	Spotify for Podcasters	42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

The podcast landscape in Germany is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

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